theUser BL wrote:
I have had tested, that the GNU Classpath 0.16 Swing demo runs on JVM
with GNU Classpath 0.16. But Suns JVM can't run it.
The same is with 0.18.
At
http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/jdk16err.txt
you can see, where I have run successfully the AWT demo with Suns Java.
But failed to run the Swing demo with Suns Java 1.6 preview.
Please send a bug report to Sun, if it is a bug in Sun's implementation.
At
http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/jdk15err.txt
I have then tried to use Suns Java 1.5. And have additionally used both
possible LookAndFeel-option.
But both failed.
So, why do you created demos, which only can run on Classpath VMs?
If Sun's implementation does not follow the specifications, then Sun
needs to fix it. It is pointless to work around bad implementations.
If the demo code is not portable, then it needs to be fixed. No big
deal. Send a patch.
A second question I have is about Suns lincense of its demo programs:
http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/licenses.txt
In Java 1.2 (and I think until 1.4) Sun have had two different licenses.
One BSD like and one which seems not to be OpenSource.
But since Java 1.5 there existing a new license under which now _all_
demo-programs stands.
It looks like a BSD-license.
But I am not sure, if it is really an OpenSource license.
It have the enhancement
You acknowledge that this software is not designed, licensed or intended
for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any
nuclear facility.
So, are Suns Demos OpenSource or not?
That's not open source since it does not allow use ('not ... licensed
... for use') in a specific field of endeavour. See open souce
definition at http://www.opensource.org for details.
cheers,
dalibor topic
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